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Leaving a job to start a business (run these 6 numbers first)

Most pages on this question ask about your character. Leaving a job to start a business comes down to 6 numbers, including the 1 your payslip never shows you.

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Career change at 40 (10 things to check before you apply)

Every page ranking for career change at 40 sends you to retrain for another employer's job. Here are 10 things to check first, and the route the lists leave out.

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Starting a business at 50 (10 things that changed since you were 35)

Starting a business at 50 puts you past the average founder age. Here are 10 things that changed in your situation since 35, and 2 that get harder.

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Starting a business at 40 (10 advantages you already have)

The mean founding age in the US is 41.9. Here are 10 advantages you are already carrying at 40, each one you can check today, and the 2 things that get harder.

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How to survive a job you hate (while you build your way out)

Most advice on surviving a job you hate is written for someone who plans to stay. These eight moves are for a reader who has already decided to leave and cannot leave yet.

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8 signs your job is toxic (and why another job won’t fix it)

Most lists of signs finish at fix the culture or find a healthier employer. These 8 sort themselves by a sharper question: which ones follow you into the next job.

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